Mkoo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mkoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mkoo occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoo reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is most common in: Mombasa County, where 50 percent live and Turkana County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Mkoo is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Mkoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mkoo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKoo891/
Mko86380/
McKoop807/
Mkhooa802/
McKooy801/
Mkoi75515/
Mkoy7592/
Mkoa7577/
Mkoh7531/
Mkho759/
Mkop756/
Mkoe753/
Mcko753/
McOo752/
Mkuo752/
Mhko751/
Mkoj751/
Mkko751/
Mkopowa7310/
McCoo67520/
Mkhoi67176/
Mkoha67123/
Mkozs675/
Mkoss674/
Mhkou671/
McKoe671/
Mckot671/
McOoe671/
Mkots671/
Mkoit671/
Mkopp671/
Mkost671/
Mkhoa671/
Mkhoe671/
Mkhos671/
Mcoot671/
Mkhot671/
McKoh670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mkoo
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